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Direct Flights from Houston to Dallas

Dallas · Texas

Nonstop service from IAH and HOU to DFW and DAL on American, Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Southwest, United
Nonstop flights
~34/dayacross 3 airport pairs
Distance
225 mi
Flight time
~55mgate to gate
Elevation
607 ft510 ft higher than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Houston (IAH) to Dallas (DFW), 225 miles nonstop.IAHDFW

Which airports fly this route

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  • IAHDFWGeorge Bush Intercontinental → Dallas Fort Worth International
    American, United~17/dayDaily (all week)225 mi
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  • HOUDALWilliam P. Hobby → Dallas Love Field
    Southwest~11/dayDaily (all week)240 mi
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  • HOUDFWWilliam P. Hobby → Dallas Fort Worth International
    American~6/dayDaily (all week)248 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

Dallas is one of the best-connected places in the country: 192 cities fly there nonstop, Houston among them.

How long to go to Dallas for, from Houston

55m in the air, 225 miles: short enough that a single night in Dallas is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

With roughly 34 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Dallas

The skyline of Dallas, Texas, as seen from the twelfth floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas.
Photo by Benjamin D. Esham ( bdesham ) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dallas, with a population of more than 1.3 million residents, is the ninth largest city in the United States and the third largest in the state of Texas. It is an impressive melting pot of culture and character. Boasting high-end luxury hotels, innumerable fine dining spots, and one of the busiest airports in the world, Dallas maintains an upscale ethos reflected by an affluent population, world-class museums, and a shimmering modern skyline. Its history was marred by the infamous assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, but there is more historic and contemporary heritage to be discovered in the city.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Dallas

  1. The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is an art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood.
  2. The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, hosts an art collection as well as traveling art exhibitions, educational programs and an extensive research library.
  3. The George W. Bush Presidential Center, which opened on April 25, 2013, is a complex that includes the presidential library and museum of George W. Bush, 43rd United States president (2001-2009), the George W.
  4. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is located in the cultural district of Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
  5. Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre amusement park, in Arlington, Texas, United States, east of Fort Worth and west of Dallas.
  6. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is an art museum of post-World War II art in Fort Worth, Texas with a collection of international modern and contemporary art.
  7. Reunion Tower is a 561 ft (171 m) observation tower in Dallas, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
  8. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is a museum located on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Administration Building, formerly the Texas School Book Depository, in downtown Dallas, Texas, overlooking Dealey Plaza a…
  9. The Meadows Museum, nicknamed "Prado on the Prairie", is a two-story, 66,000 sq. ft.art museum in Dallas, Texas on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU).
  10. Dallas Zoo is a 106-acre (43 ha) zoo located 3 mi (5 km) south of downtown Dallas, Texas, in Marsalis Park.
  11. Southfork Ranch is a conference and event center in Parker, in the US state of Texas, 25 mi (40 km) north of Dallas. It includes the Ewing Mansion, the setting for the television series Dallas.
  12. Opened in 2003, the Nasher Sculpture Center is a museum in Dallas, Texas, that houses the Patsy and Raymond Nasher collection of modern and contemporary sculpture.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Dallas weather, compared with Houston

Within 3° of Houston on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:

January
Dallas 57°F · Houston 64°F · 6° colder
April
Dallas 77°F · Houston 80°F · 3° colder
July
Dallas 96°F · Houston 94°F · 2° warmer
October
Dallas 79°F · Houston 82°F · 3° colder

August averages 96°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Dallas

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Dallas is February–April and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–79°F.
How long to stay
Dallas rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Dallas Museum of Art, Kimbell Art Museum, and George W. Bush Presidential Center and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Houston to Dallas?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH, HOU) to Dallas (DFW, DAL) on American, Southwest, United.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Dallas?
American, Southwest, United fly nonstop between Houston (IAH, HOU) and Dallas (DFW, DAL).
Which Dallas airport can I fly to nonstop from Houston?
Dallas has 2 airports with nonstop service from Houston: DFW (Dallas Fort Worth International) on American, United; DAL (Dallas Love Field) on Southwest.
Which Houston airport has nonstop flights to Dallas?
You can leave from 2 Houston airports: HOU (William P. Hobby) on American, Southwest; IAH (George Bush Intercontinental) on American, United.
How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Dallas?
There are about 34 nonstop departures per day (roughly 238 per week) from Houston to Dallas.
How far is Dallas from Houston?
Dallas is about 225 miles from Houston by air.
What is there to do in Dallas?
Popular things to do include Dallas Museum of Art, Kimbell Art Museum, George W. Bush Presidential Center, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and more.

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